Category: Life

  • 2018 Goals

    2018 Goals

    I’m not one for big resolutions, but I do like to write out rough goals for myself as a way of committing to moving in a particular direction. Here’s what I’d like to work towards in 2018. 1. Get my blogging habit back. This space dropped in priority when my life got really busy; blogs…

  • 2017 in Review

    2017 in Review

    For a long time, I’ve had an annual tradition on this blog of posting goals for the new year, and at the end of the year, I’d review what I got done and set new goals. But last year I found myself wondering if I’d even be designing by the end of the year, so…

  • Seamless Set-in Sleeve KAL 2018

    Seamless Set-in Sleeve KAL 2018

    Is it too soon to start talking about our next KAL? I don’t think so! This year the Selfish Sweater KAL is getting a rebrand and will be now known as the Seamless Set-in Sleeve KAL. There are three big reasons for this. First, doing something nice for yourself like knitting a sweater shouldn’t be…

  • My Knitting Pattern Design Career Evolution

    My Knitting Pattern Design Career Evolution

    This month was my five-year college reunion, which is a little hard to wrap my brain around. It somehow feels both like more and less time has passed since then. This blog became much less personal after I graduated college for a number of good reasons, but lately I’ve been thinking of where I’m at…

  • How to Stretch Your Style Comfort Zone

    How to Stretch Your Style Comfort Zone

    Every so often I get comments saying, “I wish I could wear ___.” Sometime it’s lipstick. Sometimes it’s dresses. Sometimes it’s bright colors. On one hand I feel like if you want to wear something, wear it! On the other hand I know that it can be hard to make the leap from admiring something…